Sentences with phrase «seek stiffer penalties»

The Trump administration said it will seek stiffer penalties against drug dealers — including the death penalty where appropriate under current law — and it wants the number of prescriptions for powerful painkillers to be cut by one - third nationwide as part of a broad effort to combat the opioid crisis.

Mumuni urged the Attorney General of the Federation and those of the states to seek stiffer penalties for convicted corrupt officials and to minimise the use of plea bargaining to serve as deterrent.

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The reason the Crown sought such a stiff penalty was that the Client was said to be one of the Riot's «early instigators», and because the Client had not only taunted police, but had «sucker punched» and thereby assaulted a citizen who, as it turns out, was trying to put fires out (though that was not known to the Client).

«In the absence of stiff payment penalties, lenders will therefore seek to minimize lost customers by building strong relationships through active cross-selling and retention strategies for at - risk groups.»